Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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I suppose weekends are supposed to be relaxing, but on Saturday morning, I'm on the run.

Literally on the run! On Saturday morning I do my longest run of the week, and I usually end the run at Starbucks. I hang out there for awhile by myself (bliss!) and wait for the family to drive and pick me up.

That means that feeding the kids breakfast on Saturday is usually up to The Engineer, my husband. Thankfully, since we already have such a simple breakfast routine, The Engineer can open the pantry and find convenient choices. He can give the kids cereal and milk or granola bars and know that they're getting a healthy breakfast.

Sundays are always busy as we try to get out the door for church. So we rarely have any special breakfasts on the weekend. We just choose from our easy options so that we've got the fuel we need to enjoy our time together as a family!

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We have a weekend tradition of going out to breakfast one day each weekend. There is a little place in town called Cracker's and the morning staff knows us well. It is fun going to a place that knows our orders by heart.The other day of the weekend we make a big breakfast at home as a family.

My husband loves breakfast but we're too busy during the week for anything elaborate. Sunday mornings, he usually makes something super yummy and then we sit around drinking coffee and listening to some tunes. I love Sunday mornings.

Our weekend breakfasts are usually at my parents' home. They live up the street and on the weekends my mom fixes a big breakfast for all of us. Some of our favorites are eggs, pancakes , or a family recipe of chocolate gravy over hot biscuits.

We usually go out to eat on Sunday mornings--on the later side--Bob Evens has some stuffed pancakes that I love. On Saturday's everyone kind of does their own thing because we get up at different times. Sometimes do a later breakfast because we sleep late. My favorite is blueberry pancakes with lite sausage.

During the week it's pretty much the same, cereal or toast, muffin, something simple. On the weekend however we do like to make something bigger. Pancakes or homemade waffles are a favorite, so are what my kids like to call a farmhouse buffet. We make a big batch of scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, bacon and toast. Everything goes on the table at once and for some reason the kids really enjoy that! :) Thank you for hosting this giveaway, very nice of you :)

We usually have oatmeal during the week but on a weekend my 4 y.o. son and I make a simple breakfast bread with raisins, candied ginger, and pineapple. He measures the flour very carefully and reminds me to put in the baking powder and a pinch of salt. He always begs for a taste of sugar (which I always decline). He also gets to mix- his favorite part. He also loves to grease the bread pan and most of all he loves to lick the spoon afterwards. The only thing is he can never wait for it to bake or cool down- he is ready to eat as soon as it gets in the oven.rmartinclarke at gmail dot com

We usually sleep a little later on the weekends. I like to make something for breakfast and then eat it in bed - even if it is a bowl or cereal or peanut butter toast. I also love pancakes! If we leave early to run errands, we might stop at Einsten Bros. for a bagel or Chick-Fil-A for a chicken biscuit. Yum!

Week end breakfasts are pretty much what each person wants since people get up at different times..fresh fruit, cereal, blueberry pancakes (I make these ahead when I have the time and then they can just be heated in the microwave

We have a tradition every Sunday morning. Dad makes breakfast for all of us. Usually pancakes or something else delicious. My girls are nearly grown now but they still wake up delighted to sit with us and have a special breakfast together on Sunday morning.

during the week the kids all get healthy and filling breakfasts but on the weekends I let them "eat cake" literally sometimes. Hey one huge bowl of CocoPuffs each week won't kill them ..right?kessandcrystal(at)aol.com

During the week we all have cereal because it's all we have time for. On the weekend we go all out with omelettes, toast, juice, and bacon. I make waffles and pancakes sometimes as well.bukaeyes@aol.com

Weekends my daughter and I like to experiment with different breakfast dishes. While I sometimes make the traditional pancakes or eggs and bacon, we sometimes find a recipe online and give it a whirl together. We've made some yummy breakfast casseroles and omelets with recipes we've found online. It also gives us a chance to talk and is teaching my 14 year old some great kitchen techniques too!

I usually make french toast & bacon on Saturdays. Today I made steel-cut oats, only because it was kind of chilly outside. My son doesn't like them--he'd prefer that I cook him breakfast, but we were out of eggs!Thanks for the giveaway.aleq13@gmail.com

Our weekends are almost as busy as our week days since we have sporting activities. So, not much differs except that we try to treat ourselves once in awhile and we’ll get fresh donuts or make homemade pancakes.nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net

tweeted On weekend mornings my parents would make us pancakes with bacon or sometimes omelets. Now I make those for myself and my nieces whenever they visit. Weekdays feature more cereal and oatmeal. :) Two hours of extra sleep as well!

It wouldn't be exactly honest of me to say we have a weekend breakfast ritual. We do have a few go-to weekend breakfasts. It's fairly simple, really. Eggs, pancakes, sausage links. Or any combination of the above.

Weekends aren't any different than weekdays where breakfast is concerned. All of the children are grown and out of the house and we now have conflicting schedules so we are rarely up at the same time. We will occasionally hit a local coffee shop for a breakfast at lunchtime meal.